# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/king-c-gillette
# Generated: 2026-09-01T03:33:48.558Z

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name: "King C. Gillette"
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description: "He didn't invent the razor-and-blades business model — but he did invent the thin disposable blade that made it possible, turning shaving from a barber's skill into something anyone could do at home."
tagline: "American entrepreneur (1855–1932)"
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deathDate: "1932-07-09"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  King Camp Gillette was born January 5, 1855, an American businessman who saw past the heavy straight razors that required constant stropping and specialist hands. His breakthrough was stamped steel: a blade thin enough to toss after it dulled, cheap enough to replace without thinking twice. He founded the Gillette razor company on that insight, and the safety razor became a bestseller. The razor-and-blades model that defined his company's fortune was lifted from competitors, not pioneered by him — but the disposable blade itself was his alone. He died July 9, 1932, having changed the morning routine of millions.